From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey - Softcover

Thwe, Pascal Khoo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060505230 ISBN 13: 9780060505233

Verlag: PERENNIAL, 2003

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Book by Thwe Pascal Khoo

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Críticas:

"Unique as much for the riveting story it tells as for the sublime way it is told."--Seattle Times

"A distinguished accomplishment that radiates both intelligence and spiritual awareness."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A] writer of uncommon elegance and sensitivity."--New York Times Book Review

"The best memoir you will read this year."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A magical story, full of richness and subtlety, told with the instinctive touch of a true writer."--Mail on Sunday

"A page-turner...deeply moving, beautifully written, and most inspiring. My heart was filled with joy and gratitude."--Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in Shanghai

"Rich, vivid and never..cloying...a marvelous book, full of pity, yearning and wisdom."--Sunday Telegraph

"A political statement as well as a poetic lament, the book is a true work of art."--Financial Times

"A heartbreaking tale, told with lyricism, affection and insight."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Reseña del editor:

Traces the life of a former Burma student rebel leader who won a Human Rights Watch award in 2002, describing his tribal upbringing, experiences with political turmoil and poverty, participation in the insurrection of 1988, and flight to England, where he attended college. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: PERENNIAL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060505230
• ISBN 13: 9780060505233
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304